“I think it’s something that everyone should have affixed right to [their] house. I think it should be part of your design,” said Buchanan. “It would be very easy to do. [With a] south-facing house like mine, it’s perfect.

“Just mount it on the side. If you touch the side of the house, even at —20 C, it’s still hot. We should be gathering that heat and driving it inside as quickly as possible.”

It is great to see do it yourself solutions that easily tap the energy provided by the sun to heat your house.

I had a friend that had a south facing greenhouse (attached to her house) that had 2 huge water tanks. They would heat up in the sun and give off heat all night (the stone floor would do the same thing).

Wow, very impressive. But I doubt that I could install this baby on my own.

James February 27th, 2014 @ 3:44 am

Wow, clever stuff. Could definitely see the benefits specially in poorer countries.

Phil Luther March 17th, 2014 @ 5:48 am

Thanks for the information. I have personally been looking at different types of solar heating options to build myself at home and document the entire process. Tired of paying so much money to heat the home in the winter!

Kevin Burke March 26th, 2014 @ 11:19 am

Wow, some of the greatest ideas are also the simplest. I hope Mr Buchanan’s ideas are considered in future building developments.

Coleman March 28th, 2014 @ 7:35 am

Impressive! Great to see people taking initiative to differentiate their energy use – long live innovation!